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“People are not addicted to alcohol or drugs, they are addicted to escaping reality.” – Anonymous
I grew up not knowing I was alone, especially after my dad died. Looking back, that was a good thing. If I had known I was alone, I would have gone crazy searching for something to numb the loneliness. But I did. I found sugar. The most wonderful thing in candy, chocolate bars, cookies, and soda. I was addicted. I didn’t want to face the pain of loneliness. I believed I was just a fool. I was alone and lost? This is never your life.
In my teenage years, I discovered nicotine. I would steal my aunt’s cigarettes and my grandpa’s cigarettes every day.
The mind is not just a dangerous place, it is the most dangerous place. All error, sin, and evil begin in the mind. Ironically, the part of the body that controls everything is also the part that is most out of control.
It was easy for Christians to point fingers at my weaknesses. They made me hate God with all of His rules and judgments. I hated school and church and couldn’t wait to get out of there. I was going to hell anyway so might as well enjoy my cigarettes etc.
All the resentment I had towards God did not make Him change His mind about me. He still loved me despite all the things I raged at Him for. That is the wonder of Amazing Grace. I saw it clearly in the story of the Prodigal Son. Luke 15.
For to be carnally minded is death, but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. “Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is God’s will—his good and acceptable and perfect will.”
It’s a long journey from the heart to the heart of God.
I still eat chocolate bars, cakes and Rocky Road ice cream in moderation because I know I am so loved and accepted. I will never be alone.
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